Characteristics of Living Things
Scientific Method
The Nature of Matter
Water or Carbon
Reactions
100
This is the universal genetic code that all living things are based off of
What is DNA
100
The way a scientific study begins
with obeservation
100
This is a positively charged atom.
What is a proton
100
Carbohydrate
What is Carbon.
100
A process that changes one set of chemicals into another.
What is a chemical reaction.
200
Asexual and Sexual are examples of this type of characteristic.
What is the ability to reproduce.
200
This is a possible explanation for a set of observations or a possible answer to a scientific question.
What is a hypothesis
200
Two or more atoms are joined together to formed an _________.
What is an isotope.
200
Polar Molecule
What is water
200
Sources of energy in plants.
What is sunlight
300
This is the ability to maintain a stable internal environment. Ex: fever when sick, sweat when hot, etc...
What is homeostasis.
300
Explain what a controlled experiment is
What is an experiment where only one variable is changed.
300
Two or more elements forming a new substance
What is a chemical compound.
300
Suspensions and Solutions
What is water
300
Energy that is needed to begin a reaction
What is activation energy
400
All living things are made of these.
What are cells.
400
A good experiment should have an experimental group and a _________________.
What is a control group.
400
True or False: Elements have the same number of protons as they do electrons.
True
400
Fats, oils, and waxes...
What is carbon, lipids
400
A substance that is needed to speed up a reaction
What is a catalyst
500
List all the characteristics of living things:
1. DNA 2. Grow and Develop 3. Respond to their environment 4. Reproduce 5. Maintain a stable internal environment 6. Use and make energy 7. Made of cells. 8. As a group, they evolve.
500
The scientific method is a never ending process. True or False
True
500
This is the basic unit of matter
What is an atom.
500
What are the four types of carbon macromolecules?
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids
500
What are the factors that affect enzymes
Temperature, pH, other molecules
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